Four matching activities where students must join the equations that match the central cloud but also solve the ones that don’t match.
The four tasks get increasingly difficult.
This is designed as a starter, plenary or discussion type exercise where you can pick a particular matching to suit your class. At it’s most challenging there are fractions involved.
KS3 Maths Curriculum Area
Algebra Use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in one variable (including all forms that require rearrangement)
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